No. 22 Texas A&M beats Texas Tech 72-67 in 1st meeting of former conference rivals since 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Wade Taylor IV scored 19 points, Zhuric Phelps hit a go-ahead 3-pointer during an 11-0 run and finished with 12 points, and 22nd-ranked Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 72-67 on Sunday in the first meeting of the former conference rivals since 2012.
Phelps' 3 with 7 1/2 minutes left made it 54-52 and put the Aggies (8-2) ahead to stay. His step-back jumper after hard contact with Tech's Kevin Overton capped the game-turning spurt.
Jace Carter scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half as Texas A&M won its fourth straight game.
Chance McMillian had 23 points with five 3s for Tech (7-2). Overton scored 14 of his 17 points before halftime, when he hit four 3s.
Texas Tech played its second game in a row without leading scorer and rebounder JT Toppin (18.6 ppg/11 rpg) because of what the school said is a lower-body injury for the 6-foot-9 forward.
Texas A&M made all eight of its free throws in the final 27 seconds, four by Taylor, while Tech made three 3s in the final minute.
Texas A&M led 23-12 in the first half on a 3-pointer by Carter, that opened a 45-second exchange of two 3s each by he and Overton. The second 3 by Overton started a 9-0 run that got the Red Raiders within 26-24.
The Aggies and Red Raiders played at least twice annually between 1958-2012 while members of the old Southwest Conference and then the original Big 12 before Texas A&M went to the SEC. Their first non-conference meeting since 1953 was at Dickies Arena, a neutral site.
Texas A&M plays No. 8 Purdue in Indianapolis on Sunday. Texas Tech hosts Oral Roberts on Dec. 16.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Red Raiders gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 |  | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Hayden Hefner offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | | +2 | Federiko Federiko makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:13 | | +3 | Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists) | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | | Â | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:39 | | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup | 8-2 |
| 17:26 | | Â | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Federiko Federiko offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:06 | | +3 | Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot | 11-2 |
| 17:06 | | Â | Red Raiders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:46 | | Â | Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Red Raiders offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Henry Coleman III personal foul | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Red Raiders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps blocks Chance McMillian's three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Chance McMillian offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Darrion Williams turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Chance McMillian personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (CJ Wilcher steals) | Â |
| 14:58 | | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point driving hook shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 13-2 |
| 14:32 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Kevin Overton blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:18 | | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:07 | | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 13-5 |
| 13:42 | | Â | Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Eemeli Yalaho steals) | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:18 | | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 13-8 |
| 12:50 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:48 | | Â | Christian Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Eemeli Yalaho offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Andersson Garcia personal foul (Kevin Overton draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Andersson Garcia defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Eemeli Yalaho personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-8 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Federiko Federiko makes two point alley-oop layup (Darrion Williams assists) | 15-10 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 18-10 |
| 10:46 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Henry Coleman III offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession) | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:54 | | Â | Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:34 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | Federiko Federiko defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jace Carter makes two point layup (Henry Coleman III assists) | 20-10 |
| 8:39 | | Â | Solomon Washington personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-11 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-12 |
| 8:01 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Federiko Federiko defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Christian Anderson misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 23-12 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists) | 23-15 |
| 6:53 | | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 26-15 |
| 6:39 | | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists) | 26-18 |
| 6:16 | | Â | Solomon Washington misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Red Raiders defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Eemeli Yalaho makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists) | 26-20 |
| 5:49 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Christian Anderson steals) | Â |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists) | 26-22 |
| 5:22 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Kerwin Walton defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Kevin Overton makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists) | 26-24 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Darrion Williams shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Darrion Williams blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Christian Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Darrion Williams offensive foul | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Darrion Williams turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-24 |
| 3:33 | | Â | Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 30-24 |
| 2:49 | | +2 | Chance McMillian makes two point layup (Eemeli Yalaho assists) | 30-26 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Manny Obaseki makes two point layup (Solomon Washington assists) | 32-26 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Hayden Hefner defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Christian Anderson personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:49 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:27 | | +3 | Chance McMillian makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-29 |
| 1:08 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point putback dunk | 34-29 |
| 0:48 | | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-30 |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 0:20 | | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:18 | | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Solomon Washington turnover (bad pass) (Federiko Federiko steals) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |